Abstract

ASMBS Staff Liaison

Amie Buehler and Kristie Kaufman

Mission

The mission of the Integrated Health (IH) Program and Professional Education Committee is to promote and support the development of accredited post-professional education programs to improve the care and treatment of people with obesity and related diseases; to advance the science and understanding of metabolic and bariatric surgery; and to be a resource for the educational and professional needs of our diverse membership.

To achieve this mission the IH Program and Professional Education Committee will:

Conduct on-going reviews of all IH professional education programs.

Review, to approve or reject, proposals for new programs or
substantive changes to existing professional education courses.

Work in collaboration with the ASMBS CME/CEU director to further
develop and maintain the Continuing Medical Education requirements
of the ACCME (when appropriate) and discipline-specific continuing
education credentialing requirements.

Work in collaboration to develop symposiums, courses, workshops and
other educational offerings for the Scientific Session at Obesity
Week, as well as any other educational programs/events.

Work to develop collaborative programs and courses at educational
events.

Provide support for the course directors and presenters, and
function as a liaison to ASMBS organizational resources.

Contribute to the development and maintenance of ASMBS course
director and presenter guidelines.

Description

The Integrated Health Program and Professional Education Committee is responsible
for working inc collaboration with the Program Committee to develop
educational events for the ASMBS with Obesity Week being the primary
educational event. The committee identifies needs, professional gaps,
and barriers; reviews and grades submitted abstracts; selects relevant
topics and educational design; secures guest speakers; and contributes
to the development of overall conference programming. The IH Program and
Professional Education Committee is responsible for the promotion and
development of educational programs that advance the skills, clinical
practices, knowledge and research endeavors of metabolic and bariatric
surgery professionals to enhance the quality of patient care, optimize
outcomes, and improve patients’ quality of life.